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TIFFIN, Ohio –Solid rebounding and a strong second half helped Lake Erie survive an iffy night at the free-throw line, as the Storm snapped a five-game losing skid by defeating Tiffin, 72-69, on Thursday.

LEC found itself down, 56-50, at the 6:42-mark, but the visitors finished strong in winning for the first time since Feb. 1. Sophomore guard Sami Narducci led a balanced Storm effort by contributing 13 points, five assists and five steals to a final box score that saw Lake Erie outscore TU, 45-41, in the second half.

Lake Erie (10-16, 5-15 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) had four players notch double-digit scoring totals. The Storm are now 6-7 this season on the road.

With the loss at home, Tiffin (7-16, 4-15) has now lost four in a row.

The Storm held Tiffin to a 3-for-12 mark from the field in opening up a 10-6 lead over the first eight minutes of play. LEC worked its lead to seven (17-10) by the 6:36-mark, but the Dragons then went on a 15-5 run.

With the Storm going just 8-of-16 at the free-throw line, Tiffin went into halftime leading 28-27.

The home five went 7-for-their-first-10 in the second half, and by the 12-minute mark the Dragons had upped their lead to seven (46-39). Over the middle minutes of the second, Lake Erie endured a three-minute scoring drought.

Three minutes later Kaeding Skelton scored five quick points to vault Lake Erie into the lead. A Skelton bucket at 2:08 lifted LEC to a 65-60 advantage on the Gillmor Center scoreboard.

Lake Erie took a four-point lead into the final minute of play, and the Storm prevailed in what was a festival of free throws at the end. LEC shot 25 second-half free throws, making just 13 (52 percent). The two teams combined to shoot 47.5 percent (29-of-61) in an 86-point second period.

LEC out-rebounded Tiffin, 44-38, for the game. The Green & White shot 40 percent (24-of-60) for the game; LEC has hit the 40 percent mark in three of its last four games.

The Dragons were led by Jillian Adams who had a 10-point, 11-rebound night.

With its victory on Thursday, Lake Erie swept a two-game season series from the Dragons. The Green & White downed TU, 63-59, in Painesville, Ohio, on Jan. 30.

Lake Erie's season will continue on Saturday when the Storm visit the Ohio Dominican Panthers (1 p.m. tip-off).

Notes: With her five steals on Thursday evening, Sami Narducci has now recorded thefts in 15 straight games. She has garnered 37 steals over that stretch. The 5-foot North Royalton, Ohio, product went into Thursday's action ranked second in the GLIAC with 2.2 steals per game. … From the 5:30-mark through the 25-second mark, Tiffin was held to just one field goal. … Lake Erie's second-half comeback was its second of the season. The Storm are now 2-36 over the last two seasons when trailing at halftime.